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just last month in the same poll, romney trailed by eight points. driving romney surge, a spike in republican enthusiasm, more republicans made it through pew's likely voter screen than democrats. and a larger group of registered voters, the candidates are tied at 46. while it's unlikely returns on election day make it unlikely in this pew sample that romney has the upper hand. and looking inside the pew numbers, we're looking at an unlikely -- now romney leads by six, 50-44. will we see that same shift in the battleground state polls? we'll have to see what happened what happens. >> this is the last day for voters to register to vote there, that's why they're both there. romney kicks off a two-day ohio journey, he'll be back in ohio again on friday. meanwhile the president holds an evening rally at ohio state university in columbus. by the way romney starts his day on a family farm in central iowa. another midwestern battleground state. paul ryan does his debate prep today in florida. the vice president signalled a new urgency to voters saying, quo
just last month in the same poll, romney trailed by eight points. driving romney surge, a spike in republican enthusiasm, more republicans made it through pew's likely voter screen than democrats. and a larger group of registered voters, the candidates are tied at 46. while it's unlikely returns on election day make it unlikely in this pew sample that romney has the upper hand. and looking inside the pew numbers, we're looking at an unlikely -- now romney leads by six, 50-44. will we see that...
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those swing state polls show mitt romney down. and s campaign is now rerve anotr .4 million in ad time in those crucial states, including $1.5 million for virginia. but it's io's numbers that are raising a lot of eyebrows today. the president hinted at the 47% videthere that's been so devastate for hisopnt
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that put romney on the defensive. as we answered the question about talking at the fund-raiser, check this out. the point of the campaign stopped here and israel and poll ant. it was supposed to be risk averse to listen and learn. even those they are getting an earful. this is the headline that reads mitt the twit. that's what he is hoping to wash away as he heads off with the festivities. even the other statements he has made, there were other gaffes referring to the opposition leader as mr. leader which is not the way he is supposed to be addressed. acknowledging that he 4 a meeting with the head of mi 6. the cia here in britain allowed to take place privately. that is not discussed publicly. with that, his comments to brian, it has been a tough struggle. >> peter, again with the fund raiser, he talks something about he made a comment and a jab at the president involving winston churchill. >> so the conversation as it goes has been president obama took off the bus of winston churchill from inside the oval office whe
that put romney on the defensive. as we answered the question about talking at the fund-raiser, check this out. the point of the campaign stopped here and israel and poll ant. it was supposed to be risk averse to listen and learn. even those they are getting an earful. this is the headline that reads mitt the twit. that's what he is hoping to wash away as he heads off with the festivities. even the other statements he has made, there were other gaffes referring to the opposition leader as mr....
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slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on the 47% has been to his campaign. the most recent national polls trails the president by 5 to 8 points. instead of punching a national message, romney seems to be making the parochial argument. yesterday in virginia, warned an american legion audience that devastating job losses were coming if congress and the president go through with the defense cuts called sequestration. >> the impact will be immediate and significant here in virginia. 136,000 jobs will be lost in virginia as a result of this move. >> and though romney wanted to focus on defense cuts, he couldn't avoid questions on the 47% comment. he was forced to defend himself in a series of local television interviews. >> is there a clarification you would offer to voters about what you meant? >> my campaign is about 100% of americans. my whole effort in running for president is to help those people that are struggling the most. this campaign and frankly my presidency if i become president is about helping people in the middle class have a better chance of maki
slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on the 47% has been to his campaign. the most recent national polls trails the president by 5 to 8 points. instead of punching a national message, romney seems to be making the parochial argument. yesterday in virginia, warned an american legion audience that devastating job losses were coming if congress and the president go through with the defense cuts called sequestration. >> the impact will be immediate and significant here in...
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bob terrell, mitt romney, many polled has been behind in women, is he at risk of alienating women with the policies that have come out of the republican house? >> well, first of all, let me correct that add. 77%, when one factors in the amount of work done per week, for males and females, it comes out about even. so, that 77% doesn't factor in the amount of work done. >> explain that. so you feel that women are getting paid equally? >> just about. and that's not me saying it, it's my bible, "washington post." >> danielle? >> i haven't seen this article that you speak of but everything else that i have read and seen shows that 77% factor -- >> you have got to stop reading liberal publications. >> is not liberal publications. >> mainstream publications like the "washington post." but it is also most other literature i see on the subject, social science, says there is no great disparity. so, it's certainly not that. >> go ahead. >> obviously, i strongly disagree. many people disagree with u and i can understand why the other side would try to make that go away because it is a huge problem
bob terrell, mitt romney, many polled has been behind in women, is he at risk of alienating women with the policies that have come out of the republican house? >> well, first of all, let me correct that add. 77%, when one factors in the amount of work done per week, for males and females, it comes out about even. so, that 77% doesn't factor in the amount of work done. >> explain that. so you feel that women are getting paid equally? >> just about. and that's not me saying it,...
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and romney is struggling personally. that's what we had been finding in our own polling. last month his favorable rating has eroded. they now have him in negative territory. in the fox poll, the negative rating is down a whopping 11 points. what do these numbers mean for romn romney? as he sets off on a four-day bus tour starting tomorrow, they raised the stakes for the vp pick and convention. we said it's important for romney to make a move in august. that's even truer now that it's august 10th. it's been a bare-knuckle campaign. while condemning the negativity and the dire warnings of shower of attack ads, here's the president yesterday in colorado. >> we've got less than three months left in this election. less than three months. you will see more negative ads, more money spent than you've ever seen in your life. >> the campaigns and especially the super-pacs are hammering a week this weeks one stepped over the line that complies a woman's death from cancer could have been prevented in bain capital had not shut down the steel plant where her husband worked. >> that's w
and romney is struggling personally. that's what we had been finding in our own polling. last month his favorable rating has eroded. they now have him in negative territory. in the fox poll, the negative rating is down a whopping 11 points. what do these numbers mean for romn romney? as he sets off on a four-day bus tour starting tomorrow, they raised the stakes for the vp pick and convention. we said it's important for romney to make a move in august. that's even truer now that it's august...
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those swing state polls show mitt romney down. and his campaign is now reserved another $3.4 million in ad time in those crucial states, including $1.5 million for virginia. but it's ohio's numbers that are raising a lot of eyebrows today. the president hinted at the 47% video there that's been so devastate for his opponent. >> i have spent a lot of time in ohio, and i don't meet a lot of victories. i see a lot of hard work in ohio ans. >> "new york times" political analyst nate silver calculates that mitt romney's chance of winning ohio is 3.6%. as we've been tell you, no republican has won the white house without it. >>> despite the polls piling up against him mitt romney insists he can win. >> i believe in america, and i believe in you. i believe you're going to help me win ohio, i'll tell you that. all right. >> i want to bring in carl bernstein, contributor to "the daily beast" and lynn sweep, columnist and bureau chief for the chicago sun times. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you look t those polls and you
those swing state polls show mitt romney down. and his campaign is now reserved another $3.4 million in ad time in those crucial states, including $1.5 million for virginia. but it's ohio's numbers that are raising a lot of eyebrows today. the president hinted at the 47% video there that's been so devastate for his opponent. >> i have spent a lot of time in ohio, and i don't meet a lot of victories. i see a lot of hard work in ohio ans. >> "new york times" political...
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what's been remarkable, in the past month, team romney -- that is the romney campaign, the rnc, all the republican outside groups, have actually been outspending the obama camp almost by a 2-1 margin. the polls are -- according to most polls, not all, president obama has a little bit of an advantage and it raises a question, once we hit labor day, once we'll see much more than $500 million being spent, are there diminishing returns? can you really move the needle anymore? >> how much more does $750 million get you more than $710 million. mark murray, always my first read in the morning. take care. >>> this morning, paul ryan returns to virginia where he was unveiled as mitt romney's running mate just six days ago. by the way, ryan is notably the second vice presidential candidate to stump in the old dominion or commonwealth this week, a sign of how critical the state's 13 electoral votes are for november. nbc's ron mott is in virginia just outside of richmond where he's traveling with the romney campaign. ron, you've been toughing it out on the ryan trail. we know he's headed to florida
what's been remarkable, in the past month, team romney -- that is the romney campaign, the rnc, all the republican outside groups, have actually been outspending the obama camp almost by a 2-1 margin. the polls are -- according to most polls, not all, president obama has a little bit of an advantage and it raises a question, once we hit labor day, once we'll see much more than $500 million being spent, are there diminishing returns? can you really move the needle anymore? >> how much more...
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as i heard you say earlier,n thpresland in crowd, the romney spinners are pushing back on the polls. they insist they're within the margin of error but they offer no proof of that. he's hoping for big crowdser more enthusiasm and hoping to open the gap here because as you owiny nohio. >> ron allen following the campaign for us. ron, thank you. let's look at the map itself when it comes to ohio. there are less than a thousand hours until election day. is that sinking in? bodisti the campaign trail. if ohio is really leaning toward the president, what does that mean for mitt romney and his potential path to victory? let's go to the latest nbc news battleground map and show you where thisd. last week we moved from toss-up to lean ohio. the president's lead, it went from 24 2770. what does this mean if you give him ohio? well, watch. so you give the president of ohio, he gets up to 261. he use now got four paths to victory. watch this number up here again. it i't just about a florida or a virginia. attoiou'v got colorado that could put him over the top. you could take colorado away if if
as i heard you say earlier,n thpresland in crowd, the romney spinners are pushing back on the polls. they insist they're within the margin of error but they offer no proof of that. he's hoping for big crowdser more enthusiasm and hoping to open the gap here because as you owiny nohio. >> ron allen following the campaign for us. ron, thank you. let's look at the map itself when it comes to ohio. there are less than a thousand hours until election day. is that sinking in? bodisti the...
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a new poll working. the quinnipiac poll showing a ten-point gap. yesterday, showing romney down 8. ohio has been a problem for romney since the primaries when of all the midwestern states it with us the closest one where rick santorum nearly pulled off an upset. it's certainly the toughest in the badleground. the problem for romney is if he concedes ohio to obama, the president is simile one state away from a win. it's not a florida or virginia. he's a wisconsin away, a nevada away. that's the real problem here. the romney campaign needs ohio back. like this line yesterday, they tried to hammer obama on taxes. take a listen. >> he's got one new idea. i admit this. he has one thing he did not do in his first four years he said he's going to do in the next four years which is to raise taxes. is there anybody who thinks raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> no. >> ryan's expression back there when he looks over at portman, kind of intriguing. it would be curious what a thought bubble would be going on over there. but it's a little bit of a change for romney. he had often been a
a new poll working. the quinnipiac poll showing a ten-point gap. yesterday, showing romney down 8. ohio has been a problem for romney since the primaries when of all the midwestern states it with us the closest one where rick santorum nearly pulled off an upset. it's certainly the toughest in the badleground. the problem for romney is if he concedes ohio to obama, the president is simile one state away from a win. it's not a florida or virginia. he's a wisconsin away, a nevada away. that's the...
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coming into this place before the paul ryan pick, here is a poll that shows romney's standing among retirees and baby boomers, across the board has been his strength with seniors and the ones we were talking to here, we posed questions to them if they have concerns about the language they have heard from the democrats suggesting that the ryan plan and this new ticket would not out their medicare. they say we're not worried about it. one woman said i'm not worried about it. you guys may need to be worried about it going forward. >> peter, thanks so much. one little additional reporting note. nbc has learned that paul ryan will be going to florida for his own event next weekend. unclear where it was going to be. ryan spending his day in iowa. six weeks ago, did anyone think that the republican ticket would be arguing this election is now a choice? >> so, here's our choice. do we want that opportunity of society and the safety net, the land of upward mobility where people can make the most of their lives or do we want to go down the path of debt, doubt and despair. >> so, by pickinging ryan, ro
coming into this place before the paul ryan pick, here is a poll that shows romney's standing among retirees and baby boomers, across the board has been his strength with seniors and the ones we were talking to here, we posed questions to them if they have concerns about the language they have heard from the democrats suggesting that the ryan plan and this new ticket would not out their medicare. they say we're not worried about it. one woman said i'm not worried about it. you guys may need to...
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pennsylvania, new poll shows two points separating president barack obama and mitt romney. counter conventional numbers there as well. a distinguished senior fellow at demoos. kelly wallace is right next to me here. very cozy. and "the new york times," nicholas --. got it mostly right. the battle ground presentation there. does it feel like they are showing either mitt romney overperforming or president obama overperforming. but there seems to be a general trent that the president looks stronger in battleground than national numbers. >> finally voters are tuning in and pay attention. but almost all these polls are margin of error. >> sure. you see the solidifying of position and the tiny sliver of voters starting to put the markers down. half o the voters have already voted. they haven't voted, but they can. 25 states already you can vote in some form, in person, early, absentee. the estimate now is 40% of folks are going to vote early. it's too bad you can't say i'm voting earlying don't show me more tickets. >> it's a disadvantage to mitt romney. this is not the time. he
pennsylvania, new poll shows two points separating president barack obama and mitt romney. counter conventional numbers there as well. a distinguished senior fellow at demoos. kelly wallace is right next to me here. very cozy. and "the new york times," nicholas --. got it mostly right. the battle ground presentation there. does it feel like they are showing either mitt romney overperforming or president obama overperforming. but there seems to be a general trent that the president...
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romney trails the president by 20-plus points in our latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll on the question of which candidates cares more about "average people." on fox news romney did his best to talk and be the regular guy. >> i got a three-pack of shirt from costco. >> yeah. he's wearing them all the time now. i'm like, that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. >> romney acknowledged to "usa today" that the obama campaign's negative ads have taken a toll on his own personal image saying i do think the president's campaign of personal vilification and demonization probably draws some people away from me. in an interview with the associated press, the president previewed that counter offensive. we'll hear from democrats all this week. >> he has signed up for positions, extreme positions, that are very consistent with positions a number of house republicans have taken. whether he actually believes in those or not, i have no doubt that he would carry forward some of the things that he's talked about. >> we saw that messaging by the way yesterday with democrats. they want to
romney trails the president by 20-plus points in our latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll on the question of which candidates cares more about "average people." on fox news romney did his best to talk and be the regular guy. >> i got a three-pack of shirt from costco. >> yeah. he's wearing them all the time now. i'm like, that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. >> romney acknowledged to "usa today" that the obama campaign's...
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he's so much better than mitt romney. and he does have an authenticity that the base, the people are responding to. you see it in the exit polls. ohio is classic case. where he is touching every note. with the people who are primary voters. mitt romney, i don't think in this briefing today, i don't think you can do the math. and i saw your chicken strac ens for the middle of the night. i don't think the numbers are there to nail it. their argument is going to be we don't have to. first ballot is a lock. they're doing all the trench warfare. they have so many of the state party apparatus. so they're going to get more of those, what the democrats would call super delegates. we're all getting used to the new rules with unintended consequences. >> if mitt romney didn't have a spending advantage, he would have lost michigan and lost ohio, don't you think? >> no doubt. >> then that ultimately -- suspect that ultimately a bigger problem? it's a good news he has a financial advantage. the problem is that's the only thing keeping
he's so much better than mitt romney. and he does have an authenticity that the base, the people are responding to. you see it in the exit polls. ohio is classic case. where he is touching every note. with the people who are primary voters. mitt romney, i don't think in this briefing today, i don't think you can do the math. and i saw your chicken strac ens for the middle of the night. i don't think the numbers are there to nail it. their argument is going to be we don't have to. first ballot...
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numbers that you just described before talking about romney's overseas trip that the polls showed romney having an advantage on the ideas question that people like his ideas better. even though he hasn't detailed his ideas. >> right. >> and obama meanwhile, there is still a problem that obama has as far as what -- well, interestingly enough, people trust him enough that he's got a very slight microscopic advantage, despite the economy. but romney sees an opening here to hammer away at that trust factor. the speech he gave gave as close to accusing the president of treason as he can get. >> that's funny, watching mike. he had mark mckenon, and steve schmidt on the campaign. highly critical of romney's speech thought it really struck exactly the wrong tone. i was trying to figure out which swing voters they can appealing to. they clearly weren't. >> i don't know. on mitt romney, his foreign policy, people favor his foreign policy. if you look at his track record in places like libya, an elegant solution. we didn't get military involved. we came to so far what is a relatively good solution.
numbers that you just described before talking about romney's overseas trip that the polls showed romney having an advantage on the ideas question that people like his ideas better. even though he hasn't detailed his ideas. >> right. >> and obama meanwhile, there is still a problem that obama has as far as what -- well, interestingly enough, people trust him enough that he's got a very slight microscopic advantage, despite the economy. but romney sees an opening here to hammer away...
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they have judged that this campaign starts now, ten weeks to redefine romney. the problem is that obama has spent months and months defining him. >> in fairness, if you look at the abc poll out today on every major issue, whether it's the budget deficit, medicare, handling the economy, romney is either ahead or even on some social issues like fa s like edd handling health care, only on women's issues is the president dominating. romney heads out of this convention on friday in pretty good -- >> still in the game. >> no question about it. >> when we come back, i'll do the trivia first, when was the last time both the republican national convention and democratic national convention were held in the same city? i have a worse thing here for everybody here. >> easy. >> one person was technically alive when the convention happened. 1972 in miami beach. it was the same time the convention was held in florida. gathered from july 10th to 13th. they picked george mcgovern. then nomination of richard nixon. i was alive for both of them. let's take a paint project from "t
they have judged that this campaign starts now, ten weeks to redefine romney. the problem is that obama has spent months and months defining him. >> in fairness, if you look at the abc poll out today on every major issue, whether it's the budget deficit, medicare, handling the economy, romney is either ahead or even on some social issues like fa s like edd handling health care, only on women's issues is the president dominating. romney heads out of this convention on friday in pretty good...
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is among the frustration, particularly the few remaining swing voters, i'm sure you see it in your poll, that's their frustration? >> i think president clinton made a good case on that last night as well. [ applause ] >> he said this is a president who is still committed -- >> when in doubt drop president clinton's name and it will get these guys fired up. >> he's still committed to creating the sense of cooperation. look when you stretch your hand out when the president did the unprecedented thing at the very beginning of his term, went to the capitol to talk to the republican caucus about how we stimulate this economy and before he even got there john boehner came out and said dead on arrival, that's not the way you create cooperation. you need two to dance with you. i think this president's going to continue to reach out. he hasn't stopped. he didn't stop on health care, didn't stop on jobs, didn't stop on the budget. he's going to continue to reach out. they have to accept his hand as well. >> senator coons, i want to ask you about this, this pew poll that came out, on vice presiden
is among the frustration, particularly the few remaining swing voters, i'm sure you see it in your poll, that's their frustration? >> i think president clinton made a good case on that last night as well. [ applause ] >> he said this is a president who is still committed -- >> when in doubt drop president clinton's name and it will get these guys fired up. >> he's still committed to creating the sense of cooperation. look when you stretch your hand out when the president...
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so what's important in this convention, every polling indication is people think romney is the best prepared to solve the problem they think are the big problems. but how do they feel about him doing the job? i thought ann romney's speech last night was going to be and probably was the most important speech in the campaign, because it begins that process that really, you know, the reagan thing didn't lock down until sunday a week before the election. and when those two things finally came together, i think people getting comfortable with him, people understanding that what she said -- this is a man who will not fail. this is a guy who went to the grocery store for months when she was sick. this is a man who when they got bad news from the doctor was there. this is a man who was there as a role model for her children. she knows that better than anybody else. you know, my daughter from kansas city texted me during the speech last night and said from -- i think she's killing this speech. and this man will not fail. i think a lot of people around america looked at that speech and thought that. >
so what's important in this convention, every polling indication is people think romney is the best prepared to solve the problem they think are the big problems. but how do they feel about him doing the job? i thought ann romney's speech last night was going to be and probably was the most important speech in the campaign, because it begins that process that really, you know, the reagan thing didn't lock down until sunday a week before the election. and when those two things finally came...
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and romney, the first republican nominee in the history of our poll to go into a convention with his personal rating under water and campaign with a painful number, just 47% of voters viewing him positively. the obama campaign was also able to get more bang for the buck because they bought ads early and they were careful about where to buy the ads. in the last week, they paid $5 fif 50 for a single ad in raleigh. the romney campaign had to pay $2,665 for the same ad. >> lesson two, the republican brand needs a hard look. the gop's favorable rating has been under water for two years, since december 2010. if you take that out, it's been nearly five years. in our final full poll before the election, just 36% of voters said they had a positive view of the republican party. the democratic party's favorable rating was in positive territory, though just barely, at 42%/40%. but they put harsh republican rhetoric on immigration on full display. the todd akin/richard mourdock wing damaged the republicans. now as the party decides whether to moderate or modernize, it has to repair its image, pa
and romney, the first republican nominee in the history of our poll to go into a convention with his personal rating under water and campaign with a painful number, just 47% of voters viewing him positively. the obama campaign was also able to get more bang for the buck because they bought ads early and they were careful about where to buy the ads. in the last week, they paid $5 fif 50 for a single ad in raleigh. the romney campaign had to pay $2,665 for the same ad. >> lesson two, the...
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the problem is the overall level that romney is at in the polls. and i take that to be the implicit message of stu rothenberg in that column. john kerry wonwomen in 2004. you're always going to do better among women than men as a democrat. the problem isn't the size of the gap. the problem is how he is doing overall. i think a large part of this is simply that he's just been through a bruising, ugly primary, where there have been charges and counter charges where they haven't been targeting obama so much as as each other and there has been a lot of negative campaigning. you take all of that out of the equation and start focusing more on the general election going forward. i think some of those numbers are going to change. and if the obama folks are taking comfort from these polls, so much the better. >> i want to ask you about that, jen. there was a yesterday buzz feed story, and it talked about a cocky obama campaign. how concerned are you, axelrod wouldn't call it cocky. he said there is a complacency among donors. how concerned are you? >> i thi
the problem is the overall level that romney is at in the polls. and i take that to be the implicit message of stu rothenberg in that column. john kerry wonwomen in 2004. you're always going to do better among women than men as a democrat. the problem isn't the size of the gap. the problem is how he is doing overall. i think a large part of this is simply that he's just been through a bruising, ugly primary, where there have been charges and counter charges where they haven't been targeting...
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we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races and senate races. the conservative cry is we have to take the senate. probably an argument the messages should be sharpened. the message the economy isn't succeeding, we get that. now what? >> big game. that is the so what and now what. shameless plugs go ahead. >> little rocky rung stingrays are going to the divisional swim meet this afternoon. we're going to wish them all luck so they can get all-star times. >> bill? >> awesome "new york times" editorial about secrecy. mitt romney's tax returns. >> mr. geraghty? >> happy birthday to my brother wh
we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races...
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he leads romney 44-41 on that issue in our new poll. overall, the president leads romney on who is best equipped to handle foreign policy by eight points. 46-38. but romney is viewed as a viable alternative. tonight's format will break down this way. moderator, cbs's bob schieffer divided the 90-debate on foreign policy into six 15-minute segments. they're on america's role in the world, afghanistan and pakistan, israel and iran, the changing middle east and the new face of terror and the rise of china. the two candidates will be seated tonight, and there will be a two-minute closing statement. the president closes first, romney gets the last word. ahead of tonight's debate, new developments across the middle east on sunday the white house denied reporting by the new york times that the u.s. has agreed to direct bilateral talks with iran on its nuclear program while saying it remains open to talks. romney supporters were quick to criticize the white house on this front. >> it's another example of a national security leak from the white
he leads romney 44-41 on that issue in our new poll. overall, the president leads romney on who is best equipped to handle foreign policy by eight points. 46-38. but romney is viewed as a viable alternative. tonight's format will break down this way. moderator, cbs's bob schieffer divided the 90-debate on foreign policy into six 15-minute segments. they're on america's role in the world, afghanistan and pakistan, israel and iran, the changing middle east and the new face of terror and the rise...
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a new quinnipiac poll out shows santorum is leading romney by six points in his home state, 41-35 among likely republican voters, single digits, folk, not good for santorum, especially if he loses tonight. pennsylvania's primary is april 24th. the calendar says to sd primary day but the words and actions of the republicans and democrats alike have the feel of the general election today. in a 12:30 speech to newspaper executives at the associated press lunch.the president will strike back at the republican budget plan. promoted by the guy who has been romney's constant companion in the trail the last 72 hours, congressman paul ryan. according to excerpts of the speech, the president will say broad-based prosperity never trick reallied down from the success of a wealthy few it has always come from the success of a strong and growing mild class. this congress hal republican budge pet, however, is something different all together. it's a trojan horse. disguised as a deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it's nothing but thinly veiled socia
a new quinnipiac poll out shows santorum is leading romney by six points in his home state, 41-35 among likely republican voters, single digits, folk, not good for santorum, especially if he loses tonight. pennsylvania's primary is april 24th. the calendar says to sd primary day but the words and actions of the republicans and democrats alike have the feel of the general election today. in a 12:30 speech to newspaper executives at the associated press lunch.the president will strike back at the...
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three new polls diverge on how difficult of a challenge romney has. the president leads romney by nine points in a cnn poll 52% to 43%. matchups from reuters and gallup are closer. the romney campaign is talking to donors about deductions for the wealthy that might be on the chopping block. romney fired back at the white house on the tax hike for millionaires intending to put a spotlight on his own wealth. >> his big idea is this buffett rule which is someone calculated by the way that the taxes he would raise from the buffett rule would pay for 11 hours of the government. this is not exactly a grand idea. this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses and in 2012, we will make sure he gets put out of office. >> also last night, republicans in the senate blocked the debat. 51-45 vote. nbc's deputy editor and he joins me now and it's interesting that president obama going out of his way to try to paint romney as out of touch, elitist and a lot of people feel this went to the senate and we are seeing politics trickle down to capitol hill. has it impacted
three new polls diverge on how difficult of a challenge romney has. the president leads romney by nine points in a cnn poll 52% to 43%. matchups from reuters and gallup are closer. the romney campaign is talking to donors about deductions for the wealthy that might be on the chopping block. romney fired back at the white house on the tax hike for millionaires intending to put a spotlight on his own wealth. >> his big idea is this buffett rule which is someone calculated by the way that...
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only silver lining for the romney campaign in this poll is in battleground states. romney closed the gap. he trails obama by only three points 49-46. last month romney was behind by eight points. three straight months in our battleground state demographic it was an eight-point gap there. overall just 22% say the choice of ryan makes it more likely to select romney. there are two ways to look at the race. the president's numbers are not budging and pessimistic views about the economy are baked in. president's approval isn't moving either. stuck in those high 40s. 48% in this one. and only 31% of voters less than a third of the country believe the country is better off than it was when obama became president. 42% said the country is worse off. the worst say no change. all of this should spell doom for the president. except the president is not trailing. so why is he ahead? here's another reason. he's beating romney in what i call the gut check questions. more on the poll in just a few minutes with our pollsters and take you through it but it's this who cares about ave
only silver lining for the romney campaign in this poll is in battleground states. romney closed the gap. he trails obama by only three points 49-46. last month romney was behind by eight points. three straight months in our battleground state demographic it was an eight-point gap there. overall just 22% say the choice of ryan makes it more likely to select romney. there are two ways to look at the race. the president's numbers are not budging and pessimistic views about the economy are baked...
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momentum clear on the side of romney. >>> our new poll does illustrate a problem romney still has with conservatives. whenever the conservative base has rallied around a candidate, it's never been romney, and now that gingrich is the front-runner, there at least today, santorum is third with 18% of the vote. ron paul has 12%. when you field is narrowed to just two candidates, gingrich is ahead by two -- why? it's the consolidation of that conservative base. in short his's winning the heart and souls of the electoral. among southerners, it's romney is down 65-28, and for now, he is the tea party candidate beating romney 65-30 among those voters who call themselves tea party supporters. now, the question is, when do those folks rally around romney? had decide okay with them, they certainly like him, but will they rally around him? >>> florida is on its third republican governor in a row, but that kind of statewide strength hasn't always been the norm, and former governor bob martinez joins me from tampa. he's also former mayor of tampa. go everyonor martinez, thanks for coming on this mo
momentum clear on the side of romney. >>> our new poll does illustrate a problem romney still has with conservatives. whenever the conservative base has rallied around a candidate, it's never been romney, and now that gingrich is the front-runner, there at least today, santorum is third with 18% of the vote. ron paul has 12%. when you field is narrowed to just two candidates, gingrich is ahead by two -- why? it's the consolidation of that conservative base. in short his's winning the...
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interesting numbers, "the new york times"/cbs poll. who do the policies favor in romney, rich, 53%. middle class, 11%. obama, rich, 21%. middle class, 22%. 24%, romney 2% favor the poor. equal 25% to 30%. interesting numbers. mitt romney viewed by the public even ahead in the poll by one point as being in favor of the rich. how do you tamper that? >> listen. polls are just what they are. you know, they are snapshot in time and they vary. i think at the end of the day if you look at some of the recent polling relative to how governor romney would handle the economy a majority of americans right now feel that he would be better at handling the economy and i think as we go on in these next few months and people hear and learn more about governor romney and what the plan is for america and bringing jobs back, creating jobs and bringing this country back, i think they'll come to understand who mitt romney is and what his vision is for america overall. and i think there's a stark contrast, again. when you look at the government's approach to wanting to handle the problems of america, i th
interesting numbers, "the new york times"/cbs poll. who do the policies favor in romney, rich, 53%. middle class, 11%. obama, rich, 21%. middle class, 22%. 24%, romney 2% favor the poor. equal 25% to 30%. interesting numbers. mitt romney viewed by the public even ahead in the poll by one point as being in favor of the rich. how do you tamper that? >> listen. polls are just what they are. you know, they are snapshot in time and they vary. i think at the end of the day if you look...
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the poll from ohio, mid-romney is gaining on santorum and they are in a dead heat. let's look at what's going toha. what's a good night? it's 180 to 200 and the closer to 200 the more this thing gets basically ended here. he is going to dominate in thenp 39 there. in virginia he should win all of them and that's 46. we got to 85. now then there is ohio. as you heard from the romney campaign, there at least nine delegates that san tor couple never get. santorum should definitely win because they border the state of pennsylvania. i think romney will get 35 delegates. 63 at stake, but he gets more than 50%. we have him well over 100. note what the strategies are in tennessee and georgia. it won't matter. he wants to win the east and central tennessee congressional districts. he wins those, i expect him to get from 18 to 20. if he loses. if he wins, the number gets higher. note where he spent his day. why? he can get as many as 20 delegates and finish third because he is going to probably win some of those congressional districts in and around. there is 8 to nine of the
the poll from ohio, mid-romney is gaining on santorum and they are in a dead heat. let's look at what's going toha. what's a good night? it's 180 to 200 and the closer to 200 the more this thing gets basically ended here. he is going to dominate in thenp 39 there. in virginia he should win all of them and that's 46. we got to 85. now then there is ohio. as you heard from the romney campaign, there at least nine delegates that san tor couple never get. santorum should definitely win because they...
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a new quinnipiac poll out, the president was leading romney by seven in the sunshine state. when it comes to key group, the president has a commanding lead among hispanic, women and young voters. but when it comes to the economy, the approvallating has slipped to its lowest rate since
a new quinnipiac poll out, the president was leading romney by seven in the sunshine state. when it comes to key group, the president has a commanding lead among hispanic, women and young voters. but when it comes to the economy, the approvallating has slipped to its lowest rate since
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a new quinnipiac poll out, the president was leading romney by seven in the sunshine state. when it comes to key group, the president has a commanding lead among hispanic, women and young voters. but when it comes to the economy, the approvallating has slipped to its lowest rate since december. joined by major garrett and mr. perry. what's your take away from these poll numbers, major? >> this race is close. and president obama's numbers are static or slightly declining. that's not a good posture for the president. a third of the country says the country is on the right track, only a third. that's better than it was five or six months ago by a significant amount. but it's not enough historically to give any president seeking reelection a sense of confidence going into that reelection campaign. i write in my column today the reason you're seeing these bain capital attacks on mitt romney, the presumptive republican nominee, is the president's campaign advisers know or can't really p
a new quinnipiac poll out, the president was leading romney by seven in the sunshine state. when it comes to key group, the president has a commanding lead among hispanic, women and young voters. but when it comes to the economy, the approvallating has slipped to its lowest rate since december. joined by major garrett and mr. perry. what's your take away from these poll numbers, major? >> this race is close. and president obama's numbers are static or slightly declining. that's not a good...